MBAs rank B-Schools for entrepreneurship

Steve Blank is a professor of entrepreneurship at Stanford University, and has pioneered entrepreneurship education in the United States and beyond. The university's Graduate School of Business ranked first in entrepreneurship among international B-Schools. SteveBlank.com

The business publication released its annual B-School rankings Monday, but will spend the next few weeks delving into specific programs within those top colleges. Rankings were gleaned from interviews with class of 2012 MBA students from up to 82 colleges.

Entrepreneurship education has become a key way for graduate business schools to better tailor their programs for the changing needs of students in post-recessionary times. Applications have dropped at many of them as student debt mounts and students doubt the ROI of another degree. Many students have become jaded by the corporate world and finance careers, and are looking for ways to start their own businesses or contribute to smaller companies. B-Schools have responded by creating entrepreneurship degrees and programs, and by partnering with startups and technology companies for MBA projects and in recruiting efforts. From Businessweek:

“More students are going to companies where they feel that they’re really making an impact early on in their careers in a way that might not be possible at big companies,” says Julie Morton, associate dean of career services at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Laura Baverman is a business journalist newly relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina. Before her move, Laura spent nearly four years tracking Cincinnati's growing technology and startup scene for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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